Five Gems Diwakar Chitrakatha 031

Author(s): Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai

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They asked
He threw the pieces of wood before them. The old uncle picked up two pieces and rubbed them together.
What is the matter?
Why did you tell a lie that produce fire from Arni wood. Where is the
fire in it?
See, here are the sparks. Isn't there fire
in it?
The young man cursed himself -
The wise wood-cutter said
How could I know that fire is produced by grinding. I was just
breaking it into pieces.
There is fire in the Arni wood but it is produced by grinding
and not by breaking it
THE END
The lesson
Shraman Keshi Kumar explained after telling this story, King, in the same way the flame of is soul resides in the body. But it cannot be seen by cutting the body in to pieces. It is seen by tempering the body through austerities, yoga, and meditation.
Source-Raj-prashniya Sutra.